"Tumble Die Low" ("Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer")




There were some comic fans who started acting like uncontrollable pre-teen girls at a rock concert when the news came out about "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer". You know, the "Oh my gawd, Oh my gawd, aaahhhhh! I love you Kirby!!" enthusiasm because since the title clearly pointed out the Surfer was going to be in it, they automatically assumed his evil boss would also show up.
See, in the comics the Silver Surfer is the herald of Galactus, an 80-foot giant man in large purple and blue armor who destroys planets. It's the Surfer's job to go on ahead and seek out suitable planets for consumption. Once he does, he gives his boss the okay and within days, entire worlds perish.
So imagine the utter shock and disappointment to those gushing fan boys and girls when Galactus does show up in the film but instead of a bad ass stomping around, he turns out to just be a big clunky machine floating in up the clouds.
They didn't like it. They didn't like it one bit.
Anyhow, knowing I was going to do another spandex joke, it didn't take too much imagination to fit the pieces together. - Jake